The Mistake That made our life easier

 Did You Know... how the world's most ubiquitous little square of paper came to be? Ever had a bookmark slip out or a note you wished you could move? Well, thank a "failed" chemistry experiment! Dr. Spencer Silver, a brilliant 3M chemist, was on a quest for a super-strong adhesive. Instead, he stumbled upon something entirely different: a "low-tack" glue that was reusable, yet wouldn't truly stick. For years, this seemingly useless invention gathered dust, a solution without a problem. Then, during a choir rehearsal, his colleague Art Fry got frustrated with his bookmarks constantly falling out of his hymnal. That's when the "aha!" moment struck! Suddenly, Silver's "mistake" found its perfect purpose. That sticky, repositionable "failure" transformed into the beloved Post-it Note, proving that sometimes, the most brilliant discoveries come from unexpected chemical detours!

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